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• DVT incidence low after general surgery with thromboprophylaxis
• Depressed women face raised stroke risk
• DUI not linked to brain volume changes in schizophrenia patients
• Social drug use increased among bipolar spectrum depressed patients
• Vegetables may help curb obesity
• Benefits of dietary intervention extend beyond weight loss
• Diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia show clustered risk pattern
• Nuts consumption may improve glycemic control in diabetes
• Fruit, vegetable intake linked to reduced colorectal cancer risk
• Benefits of dietary intervention extend beyond weight loss
• Diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia show clustered risk pattern
• Nuts consumption may improve glycemic control in diabetes
• Call for stronger policies for population-wide salt reduction
• PVAC for AF patients linked to higher risk for embolic events
• Pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service improves warfarin care
• Sleep-disordered breathing linked to cognitive impairment in elderly women
• <i>RAD51D</i> mutations may increase ovarian cancer risk
• High adiponectin levels linked to reduced risk for CHD in women
• Lipoprotein particle level, cholesterol content predicts atherogenic burden
• Lipid-lowering effects of PCSK9 lost in uncontrolled diabetes
• Insulin-sensitizing therapy suppresses CV risk markers
• FMR severity predicts clinical outcome in HF patients

DVT incidence low after general surgery with thromboprophylaxis Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT The incidence of deep vein thrombosis after general surgical operations is low when appropriate prophylaxis is used, US research shows.

Depressed women face raised stroke risk Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Depression is linked to a moderately increased risk for stroke in women, study findings show.

DUI not linked to brain volume changes in schizophrenia patients Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Dutch researchers have found no evidence to suggest that duration of untreated illness is associated with brain volume changes in patients with schizophrenia.

Social drug use increased among bipolar spectrum depressed patients Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Depressed patients who meet criteria for bipolar spectrum disorder use social drugs, such as coffee and tobacco, more frequently and in greater quantities than depressed patients who do not meet such criteria, say researchers.

Vegetables may help curb obesity Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Replacing animal protein in the diet with vegetable protein may help prevent and control overweight and obesity, study findings suggest.

Benefits of dietary intervention extend beyond weight loss Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT The benefits of a structured and monitored dietary intervention for overweight individuals, and especially those with Type 2 diabetes, may extend beyond weight loss per se, suggest findings of a study published in the journal Nutrition.

Diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia show clustered risk pattern Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia show a pattern of interrelated risk, where diagnosis of each condition affects the risk for developing the others, study results show.

Nuts consumption may improve glycemic control in diabetes Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with Type 2 diabetes who consume 75 g of mixed nuts every day as a replacement for an energy-equivalent amount of carbohydrate show improved glycemic control and lipid profile, study results show.

Fruit, vegetable intake linked to reduced colorectal cancer risk Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a meta-analysis suggest that increasing the amount of fruit and vegetables in the diet may reduce the risk for developing colorectal cancer, especially among individuals with a low level of intake.

Benefits of dietary intervention extend beyond weight loss Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT The benefits of a structured and monitored dietary intervention for overweight individuals, and especially those with Type 2 diabetes, may extend beyond weight loss per se, suggest findings of a study published in the journal Nutrition.

Diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia show clustered risk pattern Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia show a pattern of interrelated risk, where diagnosis of each condition affects the risk for developing the others, study results show.

Nuts consumption may improve glycemic control in diabetes Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with Type 2 diabetes who consume 75 g of mixed nuts every day as a replacement for an energy-equivalent amount of carbohydrate show improved glycemic control and lipid profile, study results show.

Call for stronger policies for population-wide salt reduction Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Reducing the dietary salt intake of the general population could dramatically reduce the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease and save billions in healthcare costs, say UK researchers.

PVAC for AF patients linked to higher risk for embolic events Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT The multielectrode phased conventional radiofrequency pulmonary vein ablation catheter is associated with a significantly higher rate of subclinical intracranial embolic events than alternative ablation techniques, say researchers.

Pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service improves warfarin care Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Implementation of a pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service improves the transition of patients on warfarin from the inpatient to outpatient setting, US researchers report.

Sleep-disordered breathing linked to cognitive impairment in elderly women Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Elderly women with sleep-disordered breathing are at increased risk for cognitive impairment, suggest study results published in JAMA.

<i>RAD51D</i> mutations may increase ovarian cancer risk Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Women with mutations in the RAD51D gene may be predisposed to developing ovarian cancer, UK study data show.

High adiponectin levels linked to reduced risk for CHD in women Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Women with high levels of total adiponectin, high molecular weight adiponectin, or a high ratio of HMW/total adiponectin may have a lower risk for incident coronary heart disease, suggest study findings.

Lipoprotein particle level, cholesterol content predicts atherogenic burden Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Measuring the particle level and cholesterol content of atherogenic cholesterol and lipoproteins may be useful for cardiovascular risk prediction, US study data suggest.

Lipid-lowering effects of PCSK9 lost in uncontrolled diabetes Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT The link between plasma pro-protein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 and low-density lipoprotein catabolism is different in patients with Type 2 diabetes than in those without the condition, French researchers report.

Insulin-sensitizing therapy suppresses CV risk markers Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT An insulin-sensitizing strategy for glycemic control leads to lower concentrations of biomarkers for cardiovascular risk than an insulin-providing strategy, report US researchers.

FMR severity predicts clinical outcome in HF patients Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest functional mitral regurgitation is strongly associated with clinical outcome in patients with heart failure related to dilated cardiomyopathy, independent of left ventricular ejection fraction.

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